Best Time to Drive from ONT to Van Nuys

Right now (8:21 am PST): about 60 minutes via I-210 West and SR-134 West, usually 59 at this time.

Only 28% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from ONT to Van Nuys by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	78	100	96	87	77	73	70	72	74	85	83	82	72	62	58	56
Tue	55	85	110	105	90	81	74	69	69	79	83	84	82	74	63	58	56
Wed	55	83	108	102	88	78	72	70	70	76	86	91	88	79	65	60	56
Thu	55	77	101	99	87	77	73	70	71	81	90	91	90	79	66	61	56
Fri	55	69	79	77	76	76	79	81	84	90	97	98	94	83	68	59	56
Sat	56	57	59	59	60	64	72	75	77	77	73	71	73	70	64	59	56
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	59	61	66	70	72	74	70	71	65	63	61	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from ONT to Van Nuys (via I-210 West and SR-134 West) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Ontario International Airport (ONT) (Tower Drive) to central Van Nuys (Haynes Street) along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from ONT to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from ONT to Van Nuys?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 55 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from ONT to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	78	100	96	87	77	73	70	72	74	85	83	82	72	62	58	56
Tue	55	85	110	105	90	81	74	69	69	79	83	84	82	74	63	58	56
Wed	55	83	108	102	88	78	72	70	70	76	86	91	88	79	65	60	56
Thu	55	77	101	99	87	77	73	70	71	81	90	91	90	79	66	61	56
Fri	55	69	79	77	76	76	79	81	84	90	97	98	94	83	68	59	56
Sat	56	57	59	59	60	64	72	75	77	77	73	71	73	70	64	59	56
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	59	61	66	70	72	74	70	71	65	63	61	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	78	100	96	87	77	73	70	72	74	85	83	82	72	62	58	56
Tue	55	85	110	105	90	81	74	69	69	79	83	84	82	74	63	58	56
Wed	55	83	108	102	88	78	72	70	70	76	86	91	88	79	65	60	56
Thu	55	77	101	99	87	77	73	70	71	81	90	91	90	79	66	61	56
Fri	55	69	79	77	76	76	79	81	84	90	97	98	94	83	68	59	56
Sat	56	57	59	59	60	64	72	75	77	77	73	71	73	70	64	59	56
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	59	61	66	70	72	74	70	71	65	63	61	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	78	100	96	87	77	73	70	72	74	85	83	82	72	62	58	56
Tue	55	85	110	105	90	81	74	69	69	79	83	84	82	74	63	58	56
Wed	55	83	108	102	88	78	72	70	70	76	86	91	88	79	65	60	56
Thu	55	77	101	99	87	77	73	70	71	81	90	91	90	79	66	61	56
Fri	55	69	79	77	76	76	79	81	84	90	97	98	94	83	68	59	56
Sat	56	57	59	59	60	64	72	75	77	77	73	71	73	70	64	59	56
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	59	61	66	70	72	74	70	71	65	63	61	56